Advance Essex and East London

Advance Essex and East London is a home care agency based in Southend-on-Sea, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Southend-on-Sea office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Advance Housing and Support, which has 11 branches in England. The agency has been registered since February 2023.

Advance Essex and East London has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Advance Essex and East London has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Southend-on-Sea. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 70 registered home care agencies in Southend-on-Sea. Others working the same area include HomeCare Professionals (Essex) Limited, Rosebuds Supported Living Limited and CC Health Care Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.